EP0710855B1 - Optisches harz mit brechungsindexverteilung und dessen herstellungsverfahren - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a graded-refractiveindex optical plastic article (hereinafter sometimes referred to as optical plastic article for short) having high transparency and high heat resistance simultaneously, which conventional optical plastics hardly ever attained, and a method for its production.
- optical plastic article for short a graded-refractiveindex optical plastic article having high transparency and high heat resistance simultaneously, which conventional optical plastics hardly ever attained, and a method for its production.
- the optical plastic article of the present invention may be a light transmission medium such as an optical fiber, or a body article of a light transmission medium such as a preform of an optical fiber.
- a light transmission medium which is the optical plastic article of the present invention is free from light scattering and very transparent to light at wavelengths within a wide range from ultraviolet light to near infrared light, since it is made of an amorphous resin, therefore it is useful for optical systems for light of various wavelengths.
- the optical plastic article of the present invention provides a light transmission medium with small losses at wavelength of 1300 nm and 1550 nm, at which a trunk vitreous silica fiber is used in the field of optical communication.
- a light transmission medium which is the optical plastic article of the present invention has heat resistance, chemical resistance, humidity resistance and nonflammability enough to withstand severe use conditions, for example, in an engine room of an automobile.
- a light transmission medium which is the optical plastic article of the present invention is useful as various graded-refractive-index light transmission medium such as a graded-refractive-index optical fiber, a rod lens, an optical waveguide, an optical decoupler, a wavelength multiplexer, a wavelength demultiplexer, an optical attenuator, a light switch, an optical isolator, a light transmitting module, an light receiving module, a coupler, an optical deflector and an optical integrated circuit.
- Graded-refractive-index means a region wherein the refractive index of a light transmission medium varies continuously in a specific direction.
- a graded-refractive-index optical fiber shows a refractive index profile that the refractive index parabolically decreases from the center of the fiber along the radii.
- the optical plastic article of the present invention is a body material of a light transmission medium, it is spun, for example, by hot drawing to prepare a light transmission medium such as a graded-refractive-index optical fiber.
- optical plastics such as a methyl methacrylate resin, a styrene resin, a carbonate resin and a norbornene resin for a core and a fluoropolymer cladding.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 244007/1990 proposes use of a fluoropolymer core and a fluoropolymer cladding.
- the present invention provides an optical plastic article having heat resistance, humidity resistance, chemical resistance and nonflammability required for applications to an automobile, an office automation (OA) equipment, an electrical appliance and the like, which light transmission medium made of a methyl methacrylate resin or a norbornene resin have never attained.
- OA office automation
- the object of the present invention is to provide a novel optical plastic article which is useful for ultraviolet light (wavelength from 200 nm to 400 nm) and near infrared light (wavelength from 700 nm to 2500 nm), which are unavailable to light transmission medium made of a methacrylate resin, a carbonate resin and a norbornene resin, and has low light transmission losses in a wide transmission zone and a method of its production.
- the present inventors have conducted extensive researches taking the above-mentioned problems into consideration, and consequently found that a fluoropolymer which has no C-H bond is the most suitable to provide heat resistance, humidity resistance, chemical resistance and nonflammability and eliminate C-H bonds (namely carbon-hydrogen bonds) which absorb near infrared light.
- the fluoropolymer has C-F bonds (namely carbon-fluorine bonds) instead of C-H bonds.
- a stepped-refractive-index optical fiber In the case of a stepped-refractive-index optical fiber, multimodal light is propagated in it, by being reflected on the interface between the core and the cladding. Therefore, mode dispersion occurs, and as a result, the transmission zone decreases.
- a graded-refractive-index optical fiber hardly causes mode dispersion, and therefore, the transmission zone increases.
- the present inventors found out an optical plastic material composed of an amorphous fluoropolymer which has no C-H bond, especially a fluoropolymer having a cyclic structure on its main chain, and a material which differs from the polymer in refractive index, wherein the concentration of the material shows a gradient in a specific direction and a method of its production for the first time, and achieved the following present inventions (1) to (2).
- amorphous fluoropolymers are free from light scattering due to crystals and therefore, are excellent in transparency.
- the fluoropolymer (a) of the present invention is by no means limited so long as it is an amorphous fluoropolymer having no C-H bond, however, a fluoropolymer having a cyclic structure on its main-chain is preferred.
- a fluoropolymer having a cyclic structure on its main chain fluoropolymers having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure, a fluorine-containing cyclic imide structure, a fluorine-containing triazine ring structure or a fluorine-containing aromatic ring structure are preferred.
- fluoropolymers having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure those having a fluorine-containing alicyclic ether structure are more preferred.
- a fluoropolymer having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure is less likely to undergo orientation of polymer molecules, when hot drawn or melt spun into fibers, as compared with fluoropolymers having a fluorine-containing cyclic imide structure, a fluorine-containing triazine ring structure or a fluorine-containing aromatic ring structure. Consequently, it does not cause light scattering, therefore is a more preferred polymer.
- the viscosity of the fluoropolymer (a) in a molten state is preferred to be from 10 3 to 10 5 poise at a melt temperature of from 200°C to 300°C. If the melt viscosity is too high, not only melt spinning is difficult, but also diffusion of the material (b) required for a graded refractive index, hardly takes place, and formation of a graded refractive index is difficult. On the other hand, if the melt-viscosity is too low, there are practical problems. Namely, in the case of use as a light transmission medium in an electronic equipment or an automobile, it becomes soft upon exposure to a high temperature, and the light transmission performance becomes poor.
- the number-average molecular weight of the fluoropolymer (a) is preferably from 10,000 to 5000,000, more preferably from 50,000 to 1000,000. A too small molecular weight can interfere with heat resistance, and too a large molecular weight makes it difficult to form a graded-refractive-index light transmission medium, such being unfavorable.
- polymer having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure those obtainable by polymerization of a monomer having a fluorine-containing cyclic structure, and a polymer having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure on its main chain which is obtainable by cyclic polymerization of a fluorine-containing monomer having at least two polymerizable double bonds are preferred.
- Polymers having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure on their main chains which are obtainable by polymerization of monomers having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure are reported by Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 18964/1988 and the like. Namely, polymers having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure or their main chains are obtained by homopolymerization of a monomer having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure such as perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole), or by polymerization of such a monomer with a radical polymerizable monomer such as tetrafluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene and perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether).
- polymers having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure on their main chains which are obtainable by cyclic polymerization of a fluorine-containing monomer having at least two polymerizable double bonds are reported by Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 238111/1988, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 238115/1988 and the like.
- polymers having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure on their main chains are obtained by cyclic polymerization of a monomer such as perfluoro(allyl vinyl ether) and perfluoro(butenyl vinyl ether), or copolymerization of such a monomer with a radical polymerizable monomer such as tetrafluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene and perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether).
- a monomer such as perfluoro(allyl vinyl ether) and perfluoro(butenyl vinyl ether
- a radical polymerizable monomer such as tetrafluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene and perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether).
- Polymers having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure on their main chains are also obtained by copolymerization of a monomer having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure such as perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole) with a fluorine-containing monomer having at least two polymerizable double bonds such as perfluoro(allyl vinyl ether) and perfluoro(butenyl vinyl ether).
- polymers having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure those having a repeating unit selected from the following formulae (I) to (IV) are mentioned.
- Part of the fluorine atoms in such polymers having fluorine-containing alicyclic structure may be substituted with chlorine atoms for the purpose of increase in refractive index.
- polymers having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure polymers having a cyclic structure on their main chains are preferred. Those containing a polymeric unit having a cyclic structure in an amount of at least 20 mol%, preferably at least 40 mol% are preferred in view of transparency and mechanical properties.
- the material (b) is at least one material which differs from the fluoropolymer (a) in refractive index by at least 0.001. It may have a higher refractive index or a lower refractive index than the fluoropolymer (a). In optical fibers, it is usual to use a material having a higher refractive index than the fluoropolymer (a).
- the material (b) low-molecular weight compounds, oligomers and polymers containing an aromatic ring such as a benzene ring, a halogen atom such as chlorine, bromine or iodine, or a bonding group such as an ether bond are preferred. Further, the material (b) is a material which substantially has no C-H bond for the same reason as the fluoropolymer (a). The difference in refractive index between the fluoropolymer (a) and the material (b) is preferably at least 0.005.
- the oligomeric or polymeric material (b) may be an oligomer or a polymer of such a monomer constituting the fluoropolymer (a) as described above, which differs from the fluoropolymer (a) in refractive index by at least 0.001.
- a monomer is selected from those which form a polymer which differs from the fluoropolymer (a) in refractive index by at least 0.001.
- the material (b) preferably has a solubility parameter within 7(cal/cm 3 ) 1/2 of that of the matrix.
- a solubility parameter is a property value which is a measure of the miscibility between materials.
- halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons having no hydrogen atom bonded to a carbon atom may be mentioned.
- Halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons containing only fluorine atoms as halogen atoms, and halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons containing a fluorine atom and another halogen atom are preferred in view of the miscibility with the fluoropolymer (a).
- halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons those having no functional group such as a carbonyl group or a cyano group are more preferred.
- a compound represented by the formula ⁇ r -Z b [wherein ⁇ r is a b valent fluorinated aromatic ring residue having fluorine atoms substituted for all the hydrogen atoms, and Z is a halogen atom other than fluorine, -Rf, -CO-Rf, -O-Rf or -CN, wherein Rf is a perfluoroalkyl group, a polyfluoroperhaloalkyl group or a monovalent ⁇ r , and b is 0 or an integer of at least 1] may, for example, be mentioned.
- a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring may be mentioned.
- the carbon number of a perfluoroalkyl group or a polyfluoroperhaloalkyl group as Rf is preferably at most 5.
- a halogen atom other than fluorine a chlorine atom and a bromine atom are preferred.
- fluoropolymers having a different refractive index from the fluoropolymer (a) to be used in combination for example, a combination of a fluoropolymer containing fluorine atoms only as halogen atoms with a fluoropolymer containing fluorine atoms and chlorine atoms, and a combination of two kinds of fluoropolymers obtained by polymerizing at least two monomers of different kinds in different proportions are preferred.
- oligomers of monomers containing no hydrogen atom such as tetrafluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene, dichlorodifluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene and perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether, and co-oligomers of at least two of these monomers may be used as the material (b).
- perfluoropolyethers having a structural unit -CF 2 CF(CF 3 )O- or -(CF 2 ) n O- (wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 3) may be used.
- the molecular weights of the oligomers are selected within such a range of molecular weight that they are amorphous, and are preferably from 300 to 10,000 in terms of number-average molecular weight. In view of easy diffusion, it is more preferred that the number-average molecular weights are from 300 to 5000.
- the particularly preferable material (b) is a chlorotrifluoroethylene oligomer since it is excellently compatible with the fluoropolymer (a), particularly with a fluoropolymer having a cyclic structure on its main chain.
- a chlorotrifluoroethylene oligomer By virtue of its good compatibility, it is possible to easily mix the fluoropolymer (a), particularly the fluoropolymer having a cyclic structure on its main chain with a chlorotrifluoroethylene oligomer by hot-melting them at 200 to 300°C. It is also possible to homogeneously mix them by dissolving them in a fluorine-containing solvent and then removing the solvent.
- the preferred molecular weight of a chlorotrifluoroethylene oligomer is from 500 to 1500 in terms of the number-average molecular weight.
- the optical plastic article of the present invention is most preferably a graded-refractive-index optical fiber.
- the material (b) is so distributed in the fluoropolymer (a) as to have a concentration gradient in the direction of from the center to the periphery.
- it is an optical fiber wherein the material (b) is a material having a higher refractive index than the fluoropolymer (a), and the material (b) is so distributed as to have such a concentration gradient that the concentration of the material (b) decreases in the direction of from the center of the optical fiber to the periphery.
- an optical fiber wherein the material (b) is a material having a lower refractive index than the fluoropolymer (a), and the material (b) is so distributed as to have a concentration gradient that the concentration of the material (b) decreases in the direction of from the periphery of the optical fibers the center, is also useful.
- a light transmission medium such as the former optical fiber is usually produced by arranging the material (b) at the center and diffusing the material (b) toward the periphery.
- a light transmission medium such as the latter optical fiber is produced by diffusing the material (b) from the periphery toward the center.
- a light transmission medium which is the optical plastic article of the present invention has a transmission loss per 100 m of at most 1000 dB at wavelengths of from 700 to 1,600 nm.
- a fluoropolymer having an alicyclic structure on its main chain it has a transmission loss per 100 m of at most 50 dB. It is quite advantageous that the transmission loss is at such a low level at relatively long wavelengths of from 700 to 1,600 nm.
- vitreous silica optical fiber since it is available to the same wavelength as vitreous silica optical fiber, it can be connected to a vitreous silica optical fiber without any difficulties, and that a cheaper light source can be used as compared with the case of conventional plastic optical fibers which are available only to light at wavelengths shorter than from 700 to 1,600 nm.
- the molding of the resins and the formation of the graded refractive index may be carried out simultaneously or separately.
- the optical plastic article of the present invention may be so produced by spinning or extrusion molding that a graded refractive index is formed at the same time as formation of a graded refractive index. It is also possible to form a graded refractive index after molding the resins by spinning or extrusion molding. Further, it is possible to produce a preform (body material) having a graded refractive index and then form (for example spin) the preform into an optical plastic material such as an optical fiber. As described above, the optical plastic material of the present invention also means such a preform having a graded refractive index.
- the following methods (1) to (7) may be mentioned.
- the present invention is not limited to these methods.
- the method (1) is particularly preferred.
- an amorphous fluoro resin to various plastic light transmission medium such as a graded-refractive-index optical fiber, a graded-refractive-index optical waveguide and a graded-refractive-index rod lens, it is possible to transmit light ranging from ultraviolet light to near infrared light with a quite low loss.
- a graded-refractive-index optical fiber is particularly suitable for optical communication over short distances in spite of its large diameter since it is flexible and it is easy to form branches and junctions or it.
- no practical optical fiber with a low loss has been proposed so far.
- the present invention provides a practical optical fiber with a low loss for optical communication over short distances.
- the light transmission medium of the present invention provides a plastic light transmission medium having heat resistance, chemical resistance, humidity resistance and nonflammability enough to withstand severe use conditions in an engine room of an automobile, an OA equipment, a plant and an electrical appliance.
- the graded-refractive-index optical plastic article of the present invention can be used not only as an optical fiber but also as a flat or rod lens. In such a case, by. increasing or decreasing the-refractive index from the center to the periphery, it can function as a convex lens or a concave lens.
- Figure 1 is the transmittance of polymer A.
- polymer A 35 g of perfluoro(butenyl vinyl ether) [PBVE], 5 g of 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane (R113), 150 g of deionized water and 90 mg of ((CH 3 ) 2 CHOCOO) 2 as a polymerization initiator, were put in a pressure glass autoclave of an internal volume of 200 ml. The atmosphere in the autoclave was replaced by nitrogen three times, and suspension polymerization was conducted at 40°C for 22 hours, yielding 28 g of a polymer having a number-average molecular weight of about 1.5 ⁇ 10 5 (hereinafter referred to as polymer A).
- the intrinsic viscosity [ ⁇ ] of polymer A measured in perfluoro(2perfluoro(2-butyltetrahydrofuran) [PBTHF] at 30°C, was 0.50.
- the glass transition point of polymer A was 108°C, and it was a tough, transparent and glassy polymer.
- the 10% thermal decomposition temperature was 465°C, the solubility parameter was 5.3 cal/cm 3 , and the refractive index was 1.34.
- Figure 1 illustrates the transmittance of polymer A.
- Perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole) [PDD] and tetrafluoroethylene in the weight ratio of 80:20 were radical polymerized, and thereby a polymer having a glass transition point of 160°C and a number-average molecular weight of about 5 ⁇ 10 5 (hereinafter referred to as polymer B) was obtained.
- Polymer B was colorless and transparent, and had a refractive index of 1.3 and a high transmittance.
- PDD and chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE)in the weight ratio of 75:25 were radical polymerized, and thereby a polymer having a glass transition point of 150°C and a number-average molecular weight of about 3 ⁇ 10 5 (hereinafter referred to as polymer C) was obtained.
- Polymer C was colorless and transparent, and had a refractive index of 1.4 and a high transmittance.
- polymer D 8 g of PBVE, 2 g of PDD, 10 g of PBTHF and 20 mg of ((CH 3 ) 2 CHOCOO) 2 as a polymerization initiator were put in a pressure glass ampoule of an internal volume of 50 ml. The atmosphere in the ampoule was replaced by nitrogen three times, and polymerization was conducted at 40°C for 20 hours, yielding 6.7 g of a transparent polymer having a number-average molecular weight of about 2 ⁇ 10 5 (hereinafter referred to as polymer D).
- the glass transition point of polymer D was 157°C, the refractive index was 1.32, and the content of PDD polymeric unit determined by measuring the absorbance at 1930 cm -1 on the IR spectrum, was 12 wt%.
- polymer E 7 g of a transparent polymer having a number-average molecular weight of about 3 ⁇ 10 5 (hereinafter referred to as polymer E) was obtained.
- the glass transition point of polymer E was 210°C, the refractive index was 1.29, the content of PDD polymeric unit determined by measuring the absorbance at 1930 cm -1 on the IR spectrum, was 82 wt%.
- Polymer A obtained by the above Synthesis was dissolved in PBTHF solvent, and then 12 wt% of 1,3-dibromotetrafluorobenzene (DBTFB), which had a refractive index of 1.52 and was different from polymer A in solubility parameter by 3.2 cal/cm 3 , was added to obtain a mixed solution. From the solution, the solvent was removed, to obtain a transparent mixed polymer (hereinafter referred to as polymer F).
- DBTFB 1,3-dibromotetrafluorobenzene
- Polymer A was melted, and melt-spinning was conducted at 300°C while the melt of polymer F was injected at the center of the melt of polymer A, thereby an optical fiber having a refractive index gradually decreasing in the direction of from the center to the periphery, was obtained.
- the light transmission property of the optical fiber thus obtained was 300 dB/km at 780 nm, and 130 dB/km at 1550 nm.
- the optical fiber was confirmed to be capable of transmit light ranging from visible light to near infrared light satisfactorily.
- the polymer of the tube swells up in the monomer phase, forming a gel phase.
- the polymerization in the gel phase is promoted by the gel effect, and the polymer phase is formed from the periphery.
- the monomer molecules preferentially diffuse in the gel phase since monomer molecules are smaller in size than molecules of the high-refractive-index material, and the polymerization proceeds with the high refractive index material concentrated at the center, to form such a graded refractive index that the refractive index gradually decreases from the center to the periphery.
- the preform thus obtained as hot-drawn to obtain a graded-refractive-index optical fiber.
- the light transmission property of the optical fiber thus obtained was 500 dB/km at 650 nm, and 150 dB/km at 1550 nm.
- the optical fiber was confirmed to be capable of transmitting light ranging from visible light to near infrared light satisfactorily.
- a core of 30 ⁇ was prepared from polymer D obtained in the above Synthesis.
- a solution containing polymer D at a concentration of 1 wt% in PBTHF solvent (hereinafter referred to as solution D) was prepared.
- a solution containing 1 wt% of polymer E in PBTHF solvent (hereinafter referred to as solution E) was prepared.
- Solution D was dip-coated on the core of polymer D at a drawing rate of 6cm, and then dried at 180°C. It was found that the diameter of the core of polymer D increased by 100 nm.
- the light transmission property of the optical fiber thus obtained was 1050 dB/km at 650 nm, 460 dB/km at 950 nm, and 130 dB/km at 1300 nm.
- the optical fiber was confirmed to be capable of transmitting light ranging from visible light to near infrared light satisfactorily.
- Equal weights of polymer B and polymer C synthesized above were dissolved in PBTHF solvent and mixed. From the resulting solution, the solvent was removed to obtain a transparent polymer mixture (B+C).
- a melt of polymer mixture (B+C) was poured inside a melt of polymer B, and further a melt of polymer C was injected at the center, while being melt spun, to obtain an optical fiber which has a refractive index gradually decreasing from the center to the periphery.
- the light transmission property of the optical fiber thus obtained was 550 dB/km at 650 nm, and 130 dB/km at 1550 nm.
- the optical fiber was confirmed to be capable of transmitting light ranging from visible light to near infrared light satisfactorily.
- An optical fiber was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 30 wt% of a CTFE oligomer having a number-average molecular weight of 800 was used instead of 12 wt% of DBTFB.
- the refractive index of the oligomer was 1.41, and the difference in solubility parameter between the oligomer and the polymer A was 1.4 cal/cm 3 .
- the optical fiber thus obtained had such a refractive index as decreased gradually from the center to the periphery.
- the light transmission property of the optical fiber was 280 dB/km at 780 nm, and 120 dB/km at 1550 nm.
- the optical fiber was confirmed to be capable of transmitting light ranging from visible light to near infrared light satisfactorily.
- PDD having a reactivity ratio r 1 (the ratio of the rate of production of PDD homopolymer to the ratio of production of PDD/PBVE copolymer) of 1.9
- 50 parts of PBVE having a reactivity ratio r 2 (the ratio of the rate of production of PBVE homopolymer to the ratio of production of PDD/PBVE copolymer) of 0.19
- 1 part of dialkoxyacetophenone as a photoinitiator, dissolved in 5 parts of HCFC25 were introduced in a glass ampoule. After the ampoule was freeze-degassed three times, photopolymerization was conducted by using a low-pressure mercury lamp.
- the light transmission property of the optical fiber was 320 dB/Km at 650 nm, and 250 dB/Km at 1550 nm.
- the optical fiber was confirmed to be capable of transmitting light ranging from visible light to ultraviolet light satisfactorily.
- the light transmission property of the optical fiber was 420 dB/km at 650 nm, 250 dB/km at 780 nm, and 110 dB/km at 1300 nm.
- the optical fiber was confirmed to be capable of transmitting light ranging from visible light to near infrared light satisfactorily.
- polymer F 90 Parts of PBVE and 10 parts of CTFE were polymerized to obtain a polymer having a number-average molecular weight of about 2 ⁇ 10 5 (hereinafter referred to as polymer F).
- Polymer F was melt-mixed with a CTFE oligomer having a number-average molecular weight of 800 homogeneously, and the melt mixture was formed into a rod containing the oligomer in an amount of 20 wt%.
- the rod was hot-drawn into a fiber of 500 ⁇ diameter.
- the fiber was passed through ethanol to dissolve out the CTFE oligomer, and then passed through a cylindrical hot oven at 20°C with a residence time of about 10 seconds for drying. Thereby, a graded-refractive-index optical fiber with a refractive index at the periphery of 1.36 and a refractive index at the center of 1.38, was obtained.
- the light transmission property of the optical fiber thus obtained was 250 dB/Km at 650 nm, and 150 dB/Km at 1550 nm.
- the optical fiber was confirmed to be capable of transmitting light ranging from visible light to ultraviolet light satisfactorily.
- Polymer C was spun at 270°C by a extrusion method, and the resulting fiber was immediately passed through a hexafluoropropylene oxide (HFPO) oligomer (number-average molecular weight 2100) heated to 220°C so that the residence time would be 3 minutes.
- HFPO hexafluoropropylene oxide
- the HFPO oligomer diffused and penetrated into the fiber, thereby, an optical fiber having an outer diameter of 600 ⁇ and a refractive index continuously varying in the direction of from the periphery to the center, was obtained.
- the refractive index at the periphery was 1.34
- the refractive index at the center was 1.35.
- the light transmission property of the optical fiber thus obtained was 300 dB/Km at 650 nm, and 130 dB/Km at 1550 nm.
- the optical fiber was confirmed to be capable of transmitting light ranging from visible light to ultraviolet light satisfactorily.
- a polymer having a PDD content of 20 wt% and a number-average molecular weight of about 1 ⁇ 10 5 (hereinafter referred to as polymer G) and a polymer having a PDD content of 60 wt% and a number-average molecular weight of about 5 ⁇ 10 5 (hereinafter referred to as polymer H) were synthesized by polymerization of PDD and PBVE.
- the refractive indices were 1.33 for polymer G and 1.31 for polymer H, respectively.
- the 11 kinds of gels having different mixing ratios were extruded concentrically by using a multilayer nozzle into a multilayer fiber, while being heated at 80°C. The fiber was passed through a hot oven (about 150 to 200°C) in which air flow was made to remove the residual solvent. Thereby, a graded-refractive-index fiber was obtained.
- the light transmission property of the optical fiber thus obtained was 350 dB/km at 650 nm, 150 dB/km at 950 nm, and 120 dB/km at 1300 nm.
- the optical fiber was confirmed to be capable of transmitting light ranging from visible light to near infrared light satisfactorily.
- the light transmission loss of PMMA was about 400 dB/km at 650nm, and the transmission losses at wavelengths of 780 nm, 1300 nm and 1550 nm were so large that it was impractical as a light transmission medium.
- a stepped-refractive-index plastic optical fiber having a core and a cladding made of fluoro resins is reported to be capable of transmitting light ranging from visible light to near infrared light but has a light transmission loss of about 300 dB/km.
- the graded-refractive-index transparent fluoro resin optical fiber of the present invention is capable of transmit light ranging from visible light to near infrared light with extremely low losses.
- Polymer G Polymer H 100 parts 0 part 81 19 64 36 49 51 36 64 25 75 16 84 9 91 4 96 1 99 0 100
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- Nach dem Brechungsindex abgestuftes oder eingeteiltes optisches Kunststofferzeugnis, aufgebaut aus einem amorphen Fluorpolymer (a), das keine C-H-Bindung aufweist, und mindestens einem Material (b), das sich von dem Fluorpolymer (a) im Brechungsindex um mindestens 0,001 unterscheidet, wobei das Material (b) in dem Fluorpolymer (a) verteilt ist, so dass es einen Konzentrationsgradienten aufweist, und wobei das Fluorpolymer (a) ein Fluorpolymer ist, das eine cyclische Struktur an seiner Hauptkette aufweist.
- Das optische Kunststofferzeugnis nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Fluorpolymer, das eine cyclische Struktur an seiner Hauptkette aufweist, ein Fluorpolymer ist, das eine Fluor-enthaltende alicyclische Struktur an seiner Hauptkette aufweist.
- Das optische Kunststofferzeugnis nach Anspruch 2, wobei das Fluorpolymer, das eine Fluor-enthaltende alicyclische Struktur an seiner Hauptkette aufweist, eine Wiederholungseinheit aufweist, die ausgewählt ist aus den folgenden Formeln (I) bis (IV): [in den obigen Formeln (I) bis (IV) steht I für von 0 bis 5, m steht für von 0 bis 4, n steht für von 0 bis 1, l+m+n steht für von 1 bis 6, jedes der o, p und q steht für von 0 bis 5, o+p+q steht für von 1 bis 6, R steht für F oder CF3, R1 steht für F oder CF3, R2 steht für F oder CF3, X1 steht für F oder Cl und X2 steht für F oder Cl].
- Das optische Kunststofferzeugnis nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Fluorpolymer (a) eine Schmelzviskosität von 103 bis 105 Poise bei einer Schmelztemperatur von 200 bis 300°C aufweist.
- Das optische Kunststofferzeugnis nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Material (b) keine C-H-Bindung aufweist.
- Das optische Kunststofferzeugnis nach Anspruch 1, wobei sich das Material (b) von dem Fluorpolymer (a) im Löslichkeitsparameter um höchstens 7 (cal/cm3)1/2 unterscheidet.
- Das optische Kunststofferzeugnis nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Material (b) ein Molekulargewicht von 300 bis 5000 aufweist.
- Das optische Kunststofferzeugnis nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Material (b) ein Chlortrifluorethylen-Oligomer ist.
- Das optische Kunststofferzeugnis nach Anspruch 1, das eine nach dem Brechungsindex abgestufte oder eingeteilte optische Faser ist.
- Eine nach dem Brechungsindex abgestufte oder eingeteilte optische Faser, die das optische Kunststofferzeugnis gemäß Anspruch 1 ist, wobei das Material (b) so verteilt ist, dass es einen Konzentrationsgradienten in einer Richtung von der Mitte zu dem Umfang oder der Peripherie aufweist.
- Die nach dem Brechungsindex abgestufte oder eingeteilte optische Faser gemäß Anspruch 10, wobei das Material (b) einen größeren Brechungsindex aufweist als das Fluorpolymer (a), und das so verteilt ist, dass es einen solchen Konzentrationsgradienten aufweist, dass die Konzentration in einer Richtung von der Mitte zu dem Umfang oder der Peripherie abnimmt.
- Verfahren zur Herstellung eines nach dem Brechungsindex abgestuften oder eingeteilten optischen Kunststofferzeugnisses gemäß Anspruch 1, das folgendes umfasst: Ein Schmelzen eines amorphen Fluorpolymers (a), das keine C-H-Bindung aufweist, ein Einspritzen mindestens eines Materials (b), das sich von dem Fluorpolymer (a) oder dem Fluorpolymer (a), welches das Material (b) in der Mitte der Schmelze des Fluorpolymers (a) enthält, im Brechungsindex um mindestens 0,001 unterscheidet, und ein Formen der Schmelze während oder nach einem Verteilen des Materials (b), um einen Bereich zu bilden, in dem sich der Brechungsindex kontinuierlich verändert.
- Das Verfahren nach Anspruch 12, wobei das Fluorpolymer (a) ein Fluorpolymer ist, das eine cyclische Struktur an seiner Hauptkette aufweist.
- Das Verfahren nach Anspruch 12, wobei das Material (b) keine C-H-Bindung aufweist.
- Das Verfahren nach Anspruch 12, wobei das Formen durch Schmelzextrusion oder durch Schmelzspinnen durchgeführt wird.
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